Darien Morning Briefing: 3.15.12, Thursday

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Today is Thursday, March 12, 2012.

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Happy Ides of March!

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HEADLINES:

EVENTS & REMINDERS

Adults

• Documentary: "Retirement Revolution: The New Reality": 1:30 p.m., Darien Library. 90 min. (website with trailer) "[U]ndertakes the mission to help older citizens do better with a bit less and to navigate tougher financial waters with determination and good cheer. This special features different, personal stories as well as expert commentaries."—from the library announcement 
• WEEKEND: Play: "Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean": 8 p.m., Darien Arts Center. $25 for adults; $20 for seniors and students. "In a small town dime store in West Texas, the "Disciples of James Dean" gather for their twentieth reunion. Now middle-aged women, they were teenagers when Dean filmed Giant two decades ago in nearby Marfa. One of them, an extra in the film, has a child whom she says was conceived with Dean during the shoot."—from the on Darien Patch  

Parents:

• REGISTER: Prenatal Yoga: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., April 2, 9, 23, 30. Darien Library. "Certified yoga teacher Shelly Ransom will guide you safely through this gentle meditative series, helping you find peace, calm, and strength. Register for this program at this library Web page or by contacting the Children’s Library at childrenslibrary@darienlibrary.org."—from the library announcement

Kids:

• Drop in: Baby Laptime: 9:30 to 10 a.m. Darien Library. "Pre-walking babies and caregivers participate in a lapsit storytime."—library announcement

Teens:

• Darien High School schedule: CAPT followed by a Modified "E" Day: Classes begin at 10:35 a.m. Periods: 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 (CAPT Week AP Review sessions schedule here)
• Tech Time: 3 p.m. Darien Library. "Each week will we feature a new tech-centric program. We will delve into new apps, games, and other techie stuff."—from the library announcement
  
• "Interested in being a part of the DHS-China Exchange next year? Applications are now available. Submit completed applications by April 4th. Contact Mrs. Armiger with questions."—Darien High School website
• AP test registration: "Students who wish to take an AP test must register the week of March 12-16, in the cafeteria during lunch periods.  The registration fee is $95 per test; cash is accepted or a check can be made out to Darien High School.  The registration form should be downloaded, completed and brought with your registration fee.  Any registrations submitted after March 16th should be brought to Guidance and will have a $50 late fee, per test, added.  Please see your counselor or your AP teacher if you have any questions."—Darien High School website
• The March edition of Neirad
• Darien Depot March Calendar
  

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• John Carter: 7:15 p.m., PG-13 (2 hr. 19 min.)—IMDb—trailer—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes
• The Lorax: 4 and 7 p.m., PG-13 (1 hr. 26 min.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

All meetings take place in , 2 Renshaw Rd., unless otherwise noted. Since Darien town government provides no reliable, centralized list of town government meetings, and there is not enough time in the day to go searching for them, this list may well be incomplete:

• No known meetings
  

FORECAST as of 10:03 a.m. Wednesday (update)

• Thursday: "Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East wind between 6 and 9 mph."
• Thursday Night: "A chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent."

INTERSTATE 95 TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Darien Patch's "Traffic & Gas Prices" page.

• Stamford: southbound, Exit 8 - Elm St.

• Stamford: northbound, south of Exit 9 - Lockwood Ave.

• Darien southbound, north of Exit 9 - Darien Service Plaza

• Darien northbound Exit 12 - Tokeneke Rd.

• Darien northbound, south of Exit 13 - Darien Service Plaza

• Darien southbound, Exit 13 - Rt. 1 (Boston Post Rd.)

• Norwalk southbound, Exit 15 - Stuart Ave.

• Norwalk Rt 7 south of Exit 1 - Connecticut Ave.

• Norwalk northbound, Exit 15 - Rt. 7

TIDES & TIMES

• Sunrise: 7:04 a.m.
• Sunset: 7:01 p.m.

• High tide: 5:49 a.m. (7.3')
  
• Low tide: 12:30 a.m. (0.1')
• High tide: 6:29 p.m. (6.6') 

HOW TO USE PATCH:

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Long Neck Point).